A "Cookie" is the name given to a small piece of information stored on your computer. This information is set by Ikonboard to remember your member ID and password, last visit times and other preferences. This is not used to collect any other information from you and Ikonboard will only access the cookies set by itself. No other information can be read from your computer.You can elect not to store your member ID and password in a cookie when you log in. Your password is encrypted for extra security.